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The Garden Party and Other Stories The Garden Party and Other Stories Katherine Mansfield 1 Who said what? Match a number from A with a letter 3 Match the following words with the correct story; from B. doll, paddock, cart, creek, lawn, shearing, lily, marquee, scones, cottage. A The Garden Party 1 ‘Think how that poor woman will feel if she ........................................................................................... hears a band playing ...’ ........................................................................................... 2 ‘Look, here’s the sitting-room and the The Woman at the Store kitchen, and that’s the—’ ........................................................................................... TEST 3 ‘Excuse me, Mademoiselle, you dropped this.’ ........................................................................................... 4 ‘Give me back that letter. Give it back to me at once, you bad, wicked woman ...’ 10 marks 5 ‘Oh, no, this is the first time I have ever C O M P R E H E N S I O N been abroad at all.’ 4 Are these sentences about The Garden Party true (T) 6 ‘Go on, go on! Shoot him down! Shoot him!’ or false (F)? 7 ‘... long before you’re as old as I am, you’ll a Laura was very business-like about be sitting up there on the stage in your nice organizing the party. black dress, watching.’ b The man who died lived nearby. 8 ‘Flowers! You wouldn’t believe it Madam, c Jose thought it was silly to stop the party. the flowers he used to give me.’ d Mrs Sheridan was worried that the man had 9 ‘He’s gone shearing and left me all alone died in her garden. again.’ e When her brother told Laura how B wonderful she looked, Laura forgot about a Kezia, The Doll’s House the dead man. b Laura Sheridan, The Garden Party f Laura did not enjoy the party very much. c Millie, Millie g After the party, Laura decided to take a d Miss Moss, Pictures basket of food to the dead man’s family. e The fat man, Her First Ball h Laura respected her brother’s opinion about f Ian French, Feuille d’Album everything. g The governess, The Little Governess 24 marks h The maid, The Ladies Maid i The woman, The Woman at the Store 5 Which character in these stories did you find the most interesting? Give reasons for your answer. 36 marks ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................... 2 Complete the following sentences with information from the stories The Garden Party, The Doll’s House, ........................................................................................... Pictures, The Little Governess, Her First Ball. ........................................................................................... 1 Laura was unhappy about having the garden ........................................................................................... party because ... ........................................................................................... 2 Lil Kelvey went to see the doll’s house 20 marks because ... 3 Miss Moss went to the Café Madrid because ... 4 The waiter was angry with the governess T Total marks because ... 5 The fat, bald man upset Leila because ... 10 marks OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 5 14 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE BWStage5Testsp5-MB.indd 14 01/02/08 10:28:44 The Garden Party and Other Stories Katherine Mansfield Setting 14 Miss Ada Moss wants to find work as _____. a □ a teacher b □ a maid or cleaner Choose the best answer. c □ a cook or waitress d □ an actress or singer 1 Ian French is an artist who lives in _____. 15 Miss Ada Moss’s landlady is _____. a □ New Zealand b □ France c □ America a □ kind and helpful b □ quiet and polite d □ Germany c □ hard and mean d □ funny and cheerful 2 One day, the Burnell children get a beautiful 16 On the train, the little governess starts to feel doll’s house that smells of _____. _____ the older German man. a □ flowers b □ food c □ paint d □ perfume a □ angry with b □ comfortable with 3 Laura and her family are going to have a party c □ worried about d □ bored with in _____. 17 At the ball, the fat man makes Leila feel _____. a □ their house b □ their garden c □ their a □ sad b □ happy c □ confident d □ stupid neighbour’s garden d □ the public gardens 18 Over the years, the woman at the store has 4 Miss Ada Moss is a woman who desperately become more _____. needs some _____. a □ calm and relaxed b □ warm and beautiful a □ eggs b □ new shoes c □ paint d □ money c □ wild and crazy d □ popular 5 The little governess has never _____ before. 19 Millie Evans finds _____ who is injured at her farm. a □ travelled on a train b □ been abroad a □ a small boy b □ a young man c □ been to a hotel d □ eaten strawberries c □ a young woman d □ an old man 6 The little governess is going to work in _____. 20 The lady’s maid is a _____ woman. a □ Germany b □ Austria c □ Russia a □ hard-working, obedient b □ lazy, careless TEST d □ France c □ strange, silent d □ sad, miserable 7 At the ball, Leila dances with _____. a □ nobody b □ her sister c □ a lot of 20 marks different men d □ one fat man MULTIPLE-CHOICE 8 The woman with blue eyes and yellow hair lives at a store _____. Dialogue a □ in a very lonely place b □ on the edge of Who said or wrote this? a busy town c □ on a small island d □ next to 21 ‘Excuse me, Mademoiselle. You dropped this.’ a beach a □ Ian French b □ the man in the fish shop 9 Millie Evans learns that Mr Williamson has c □ the girl in the flat d □ the girl’s mother been _____. 22 ‘Is it true that you’re going to be a servant when a □ punished b □ robbed c □ killed d □ hurt you grow up, Lil Kelvey?’ 10 The lady’s maid has worked for ‘my lady’ for a □ Aunt Beryl b □ Isabel Burnell c □ Kezia _____. Burnell d □ Lena Logan a □ a few days b □ a few weeks 23 ‘But we can’t possibly have a garden party with c □ a few months d □ a long time a man dead just outside the front gate.’ 20 marks a □ Laura b □ Jose c □ Mrs Sheridan d □ Mr Sheridan 24 ‘... there’s plenty of other people who would Characters give me good money for a room like this.’ a □ Miss Ada Moss b □ Mrs Pine Choose the best answer. c □ Mr Kadgit d □ Mr Bithem 11 Ian French is a _____ man. 25 ‘Well, I’m not really an actress. I’m a trained singer.’ a □ cruel, dangerous b □ relaxed, cheerful a □ Miss Ada Moss b □ Mrs Pine c □ the c □ talkative, confident d □ quiet, shy fair baby girl of thirty d □ the waitress in the 12 Lil and Else Kelvey are poor girls who _____. café a □ everybody likes b □ everybody knows 26 ‘I wonder if you would let me show you a little c □ nobody plays with d □ nobody knows of Munich today.’ 13 Mrs Sheridan gives Laura a _____ to wear to the a □ Frau Arnholdt b □ the lady at the party. Governess Agency c □ the waiter a □ hat b □ dress c □ blouse d □ necklace d □ the older German man OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 5 44 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE BWStage5Testsp5-MB.indd 44 01/02/08 10:28:49 The Garden Party and Other Stories Katherine Mansfield 27 ‘Yes, it really is the first ball I’ve ever been to. Plot You see, I’ve lived in the country all my life …’ Choose the best answer. a □ the fat man b □ Meg c □ Leila d □ Laura 28 ‘Six years I’ve been here and it’s broken me, 41 Ian French finally decides to _____ the girl in living here. I told him, it’s broken me, taken the flat. away everything I had.’ a □ paint b □ photograph c □ talk to d □ marry a □ Jim b □ Jo c □ the kid d □ the woman with blue eyes and yellow hair 42 Kezia asks Lil and Else Kelvey to _____ but 29 ‘I know who you are. I must have been blind not Aunt Beryl tells them to go away. to see it from the start.’ a □ buy the doll’s house b □ see the doll’s house c □ have dinner d □ go on a walk a □ Mr Williamson b □ Mrs Williamson 43 Laura goes to see Mrs Scott’s _____. c □ Millie Evans d □ Willie Cox 30 ‘Take them all back. It’s all over. I’m not going a □ new house b □ new baby c □ sick to marry you.’ mother d □ dead husband 44 Miss Ada Moss meets a man in the Café de a □ Harry b □ Ellen, the maid c □ ‘My Lady’ Madrid and decides _____ with him. d □ Ellen’s grandfather a □ to play cards b □ to go to the theatre 20 marks c □ to go to his house d □ to have dinner 45 The waiter at the hotel is angry with the little governess because she _____. Vocabulary a □ is rude and not polite to him b □ doesn’t give him enough money c □ eats too much TEST Choose the best answer. food d □ doesn’t eat any food 31 when something doesn’t happen very often 46 At his flat, the older German man starts to a □ rare b □ frequent c □ basic d □ necessary _____ the little governess. 32 a leather seat for sitting on a horse a □ play music to b □ sing with c □ rob MULTIPLE-CHOICE a □ sofa b □ armchair c □ saddle d □ belt d □ kiss 33 to write your details on a form 47 At the end of the ball, Leila suddenly feels _____ a □ fill in b □ fill up c □ put up d □ put again. down a □ happy b □ sad c □ hungry d □ thirsty 34 when you feel sad and tired 48 The kid at the store draws a picture of a woman a □ delighted b □ weary c □ fortunate _____ a man.
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